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Old 04-01-2021, 09:19 AM
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The 'legendary' 4.2L engine found on the B7 RS4 was disastrous. The direct injected versions of that motor were seriously not well tested and thus had carbon deposits galore. A literal cancer caused a slow death of that engine (by slow, I mean, relatively fast). It was not uncommon to lose several horsepowers per year as a result.

Truly an engine I'd rather just forget altogether. IMHO, of course.
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